Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: November 21

Alfred Kroebe
 

November 21 

1800: The Société des Observateurs de l’Homme releases its psychological verdict on Victor the feral child: “enfant idiot.”
 
1918: Edward Sapir writes to convince Alfred Kroeber that Salish must be related to other languages of North America, although no suitable relative has been found as of yet.
 
1991: Closing of the fourth Sommet de la Francophonie in Paris, which was attended by 50 more or—in many cases—less French-speaking countries.

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